Christmas tree ornamentation



March 5, 1935. A. s. BEHREND 1,992,930

CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTA'IjIQN I Filed Feb. 16. 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 kI t I Inventor 1i 5 B fi/lwzz/i' Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention resides in the provision of what is known as rain oricicles for use in decorating Christmas trees, or for other decorativepurposes.

At the present time, and as well known rain or icicle ornamentation isgenerally sold and used in the form of strips of metal, or metalcompositions composed of lead and tin, tinfoil, or other material havinga highly finished surface and these strips are applied individually inthe decoration of the tree, being suspended from the branches in amanner to simulate either rain or icicles.

In accordance with the present invention a ribbon of any desired numberof such strips or so-called icicles is provided for use either as agarland in the decoration of a tree or as a pendant as may be founddesirable and in a manner hereinafter made manifest.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the application of theinvention in the form of a garland.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view showing one form or manner offorming the ribbon.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2.

Figure 4 is an elevational view of a pendant embodying the features ofthe present invention.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a slightly modified form ofthe invention.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of still another form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 7-7of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a. fragmentary elevational view of still another form of theinvention, and

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 99of Figure 8.

A consideration of the drawings will clearly disclose that the inventionin its broadest form consists of one or more lengths of cord, or anyother flexible material serving to connect a plu rality of strips of theso-called icicles in a manner to suspend the icicles either in garlandform or in the form of a pendant as clearly suggested in Figure 1.

Referring to the form of the invention shown in Figures 2 and 3 it willbe seen that there are provided two lengths of string 10-10 which arerelatively twisted intermediate their ends as at 12, and extendingthrough the loops formed by the convolutes of the cords are theintermediate portions of the individual lengths or strips 13 of tinfoilcompositions of lead and tin, or other combinations of metal generallyused in forming what 5 is generally known in the art as icicles.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 5 a departure is made fromthat form of the invention shown in Figure 2 only in the knotting of thecord 11 as at 14 the knot alternating with 10 the strips 13.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 and 7 the icicle strips13' at their folded portions are secured by stitching 16 to a binderstrip 17 which latter is in the form of a suitable length of tape offabric, metal or of any suitable fireproof material. At intervalsopposed portions of the tape are secured together by any suitable typeof clip 18. y

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 8 instead of usingindividual icicles I use a single sheet of tinfoil, composition of leadand tin, or any other combination of metals, of any suitable length andwidth and slit the sheet on closely spaced transverse lines from oneside edge to a point inwardly from the opposite side edge in order toprovide a plurality of strips 13". In this form of the invention theside edge portion 19 is folded over a single length of wire or otherflexible material 20 and is positively secured upon the body of thesheet in any suitable manner and as indicated generally at 21.

The invention in either of the several forms described may be used inthe form of a garland by disposing the ribbon lengthwise of the branch35 22 of the Christmas tree and securing the flexible member ormembersthereof at the ends of the ribbon and also intermediate the endsof the ribbon as at 23 to the main stem of the branch. As analternative, and as will be found desirable for trimming an end of a,branch of the tree the ribbon of icicles may be suspended from one endof the cord so that the individual strips 13 will bunch in a mannersuggested in Figures 1 and 4 providing a pendant as contra-distinguishedfrom the ribbon.

From the above it will be seen that in decorating the Christmas treewith icicles arranged in accordance with the present invention thedecoration can be more artistically applied, and the placing of theicicles on the tree accomplished in materially less time, and with lesswaste than is the case where the icicle strips are applied individuallyas is now the present method.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:'. A

As a new article of manufacture, an ornament for Christmas trees and thelike comprising a 5 length of cord and a plurality of ribbon-likemembers, representing a. row of icicles, connected with and alldepending from said cord, each ribbon-like member being looped uponitself with the looped part connected with the cord the ends of the cordextending beyond the ends of the row, whereby said ends may be connectedto a part of a tree and each ribbon-like member,-at its point ofconnection with the cord, being spaced from the adjacent member.

ALEXANDER S. BEHREND.

